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Linux & Ethereum: Commoning vs Commodifying

Talkat Protocol Berg 2023 · on Friday, 2023-09-15· [web3, open-source]

speaker

name:Trent Van Epps

x:trent_vanepps

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video:https://youtu.be/CEwXVUQEQwM

slides:none on file

summary

Argues that Linux and Ethereum are digital commons whose code and social governance get overlaid by companies that can enclose value; shows clients and node operators produce a single global state (harder to privatize) while L2s and corporate forks can still capture outcomes. Proposes funding contributors closer to source via Protocol Guild, an on‑chain mechanism that currently lists 152 members and has distributed $15 million directly to individuals. Cites Red Hat 1999 IPO as a historical enclosure example.

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